Residential shacks in the Alexandra township beneath the Santon skyline in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Jobs were at the center of a post-virus reconstruction and recovery plan presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa last month, with the government committing 100 billion rand ($6.37 billion) to create public and social employment opportunities.
Residential shacks in the Alexandra township beneath the Santon skyline in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Jobs were at the center of a post-virus reconstruction and recovery plan presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa last month, with the government committing 100 billion rand ($6.37 billion) to create public and social employment opportunities. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

Worldview: Apartheid's legacy lives on in South Africa’s unequal schools

Parents endure long commutes to escape violent, failing township schools.
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Key topics:

  • Armed gangs threaten teachers in Khayelitsha’s township schools.

  • Children travel 80km daily for safer learning environments.

  • Education success is still tied to race, income, and location.

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